Saudi Pro League: Al Kholood vs Al Khaleej – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Saudi Pro League game between Al Kholood and Al Khaleej who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

When Al Khaleej come to Al Hazem Club Stadium for the Saudi Pro League match this coming Friday, Al Kholood will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Al Kholood vs Al Khaleej

Al Kholood Form

In their last three matches, Al Kholood won 2-3 against Al Khaleej, before losing 1-4 against Al Qadsiah and 2-1 to Al Hazem. Al Kholood only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Al Hazem Club Stadium in the Saudi Pro League. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded 12 goals.

Al Khaleej Form

It is all or nothing with Al Khaleej, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-0 against Al Ittihad, before beating Al Hazem 2-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 0-5 against Al Nassr FC. Al Khaleej managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Saudi Pro League. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring 11 time and letting in six.

Betting facts for Al Kholood and Al Khaleej

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Al Kholood and Al Khaleej. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Al Kholood vs Al Khaleej

It has been a superb season for Ramiro Enrique so far as he managed to score impressive 15 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target five times in his last six games, and Al Kholood rely on his abilities against Al Khaleej. Siding with him to find the back of the net this coming Friday seems like a decent punt.

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Full-time result

Al Kholood won one of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing nine times. Al Khaleej won two of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and five defeats as well. Somehow Al Khaleej failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Al Kholood scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Al Khaleej only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Al Kholood games Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Al Kholood managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Al Khaleej kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Al Kholood, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Al Khaleej’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 0.7 goals in these matches. Al Kholood conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Al Khaleej conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.